Bench Jeweler
Fox Fine Jewelry
Remote
This is a full-time position for a highly experienced jeweler. You will be creating custom pieces and repairing jewelry. You’ll be working alongside three others, including our owner George Fox, a Certified Master Bench Jeweler with over 50 years of experience.
Fox Fine Jewelry prides itself on its high-quality work and is looking for someone who holds those same high standards. The right candidate will be a master at their craft, an excellent problem solver, while also collaborative, creative, and efficient.
Your spacious work area has its own microscope and every other tool available. Our workshop has a draw bench, rolling mill, two laser welders, a casting area, and enclosed polishing stations. You’ll be working in an old-style brick building with large, airy windows that look out over our garden.
Key Responsibilities
- Simple jewelry repair: Chain repair, retipping, sizing, soldering rings together, reshanking
- Complex jewelry repair: hinged shank installation, antique refurbishments, platinum repair, hinge repair
- Custom work: Prepolishing raw castings, finishing, polishing, head solder sets
- Stone setting: Prong, bezel, flush, channel, pave, micropave. You’ll be setting everything from center stones and melee, to fragile color, like emerald and opal.
- 5+ years experience as a Bench Jeweler, producing and repairing jewelry
- Expert stone setter with experience working with diamonds and gemstones
- Basic to intermediate fabrication skills
- Engraving, casting, and/or CAD experience a plus, but NOT required
- Any other higher level jewelry skills are a strong plus.
Salary is $80,000 - $120,000 per year plus benefits, commensurate with experience. Benefits include Health Insurance, PTO/Vacation, Sick, and two retirement plans with automatic employer contributions: a 401K and a Defined Benefit plan.
About Fox Fine Jewelry
Fox Fine Jewelry is a strong, family owned retailer with exceptional standards that specializes in on-premises custom jewelry and repairs:
- Voted “Best place to work in Ventura County”
- Voted #1 Jeweler in Ventura County annually since 2008
- Named America’s Best Jeweler, the highest jewelry award in the nation
- Family owned for nearly 30 years
- Friendly atmosphere, top-notch customer service and quality
- Strong community, charitable presence